Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn’t dead, the identity will most certainly change. Here’s an appreciation of the best that identity produced over the last decade or more.
As Focus Features evolves, an appreciation
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:24 pm · October 2nd, 2013
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Jake Gyllenhaal recalls lessons learned from Ang Lee, Sam Mendes, David O. Russell and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:50 am · November 30th, 2012
One of the striking things you note immediately about Jake Gyllenhaal’s brief portfolio of work is the caliber of filmmakers he’s worked with. As a supplement to our feature interview with the star of the off-Broadway production “If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet” and the screen’s “End of Watch,” we asked Gyllenhaal if he could recall what he’s taken from the experience of working with a handful of these esteemed craftsmen.
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Linda Cardellini launches her own Best Actress campaign for 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 pm · November 19th, 2012
But she’s more concerned with getting attention for the movie than winning an Oscar.
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On Ernest Borgnine's conflicted awards history
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:35 am · July 9th, 2012
He won an Oscar for ‘Marty,’ so why does ‘Brokeback Mountain’ feature in his obits?
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Universal Pictures and Focus Features celebrate anniversaries in 2012
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:57 pm · March 1st, 2012
Uni floats celebratory Blu-rays while Focus offers up a look back at performances
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Oscar's big miss: 'The Ice Storm'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:49 pm · February 24th, 2012
The 1997 dysfunctional family drama “The Ice Storm” remains the best film of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s career, yet it received not a single Academy Award nomination. Guy Lodge wonders why.
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